Biofilms attached to Myriophyllum spicatum play a dominant role in nitrogen removal in constructed wetland mesocosms with submersed macrophytes: Evidence from 15N tracking, nitrogen budgets and metagenomics analyses
Xiaoying Mu, Xiaoyang Lv, Wei Liu, Changhao Qiu, Yu Ma, Songhe Zhang, Erik Jeppesen
Topics & Concepts
MacrophyteMyriophyllumMesocosmNitrogenBiofilmPeriphytonNitrogen cycleDiazotrophEnvironmental chemistryBotanyBiologyArchaeaNitrogen fixationAquatic plantChemistryEcologyBiomass (ecology)BacteriaEcosystemGeneticsOrganic chemistryMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyConstructed Wetlands for Wastewater TreatmentCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics